# olympics - Sunday 17 May, 2020
# Dreams
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# Dreams
Ireland’s Gráinne Walsh discusses her circuitous sporting journey.
# olympics - Saturday 16 May, 2020
# Waiting Game
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# Waiting Game
IOC president, Thomas Bach, admitted this morning the road ahead remains uncertain.
# olympics - Tuesday 5 May, 2020
# Thomas Barr
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# Thomas Barr
Thomas Barr also discusses adjusting to lockdown and current drug-testing procedures.
# olympics - Tuesday 28 April, 2020
# Tokyo Drift
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# Tokyo Drift
The delayed Tokyo Games won’t be postponed again.
# olympics - Thursday 23 April, 2020
# Pull Like A Dog
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# Pull Like A Dog
Paul and Gary O’Donovan are taking everything – from the Covid-19 crisis to Olympic uncertainty – in their stride.
# olympics - Friday 10 April, 2020
# Column
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# Column
Mark Downey recalls the difficult journey that ultimately led to securing a spot at the Olympics .
# olympics - Tuesday 7 April, 2020
# Podium Finishers
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# Podium Finishers
Let’s test your knowledge of Ireland’s Olympic medalists.
# olympics - Monday 6 April, 2020
# Comeback Girl
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# Comeback Girl
Naomi Carroll talks to The42 about her comeback from the dreaded knee injury.
# olympics - Friday 3 April, 2020
# Column
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# Column
Mark Downey on the life of an athlete under lockdown, featuring Fortnite, scones and childhood memories.
# olympics - Tuesday 31 March, 2020
# 2021 Vision
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# 2021 Vision
Ben Calveley says kick-off times will prevent sports lovers from missing any of the action.
# olympics - Saturday 28 March, 2020
# Looking Back
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# Looking Back
In part four of our series, Olive Loughnane discusses life after the Olympics .
# olympics - Wednesday 25 March, 2020
# Interview
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# Interview
Sanita Puspure on how the dramatic change of plans have impacted on her.
# olympics - Tuesday 24 March, 2020
# On Ice
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# On Ice
Katie Mullan, Sean Dancer and the Irish hockey team have had their Olympic dream put on hold.
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
Olympic Federation of Ireland says postponement is ‘the right call given the times that we are in’.
# olympics - Monday 23 March, 2020
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
Dick Pound says the IOC will postpone the Tokyo Olympics and then deal with the “immense” ramifications of putting the Games back.
# Life After The Olympics
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# Life After The Olympics
In part three of our series, Olympian Gavin Noble discusses his transition away from high-level sport.
# olympics - Sunday 22 March, 2020
# Pressure
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# Pressure
The IOC has faced strong pressure to push back this summer’s Tokyo Games.
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
Athletes from several sports have criticised the IOC’s advice that they continue to prepare for the Games “as best they can”.
# olympics - Saturday 21 March, 2020
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It would be the ‘right and responsible thing to do’ they say.
# olympics - Friday 20 March, 2020
# Criticism
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# Criticism
He remained optimistic about holding the Tokyo Olympics on schedule from July 24 to August 9.
# olympics - Thursday 19 March, 2020
# Irish Interest
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# Irish Interest
The Olympic Federation of Ireland released a lengthy statement this evening.
# olympics - Tuesday 17 March, 2020
# Tokyo Drift
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# Tokyo Drift
The organisers released a statement this afternoon.
# Tokyo 2020
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# Tokyo 2020
Irish Olympian Sonia O’Sullivan is in favour of the Games being rescheduled for 2021.
# Concern
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# Concern
Karate star Caradh O’Donovan wants more athletes to speak up.
# olympics - Sunday 15 March, 2020
# Against The Tide
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# Against The Tide
In part two of our series, Irish swimmer Melanie Nocher recalls adapting to life after the Olympics .
# olympics - Saturday 7 March, 2020
# Improvement
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# Improvement
It’s been a week to remember for track cyclist Lydia Gurley and her team-mate Lydia Boylan, following their success at the World Championships.
# olympics - Wednesday 4 March, 2020
# 7s
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# 7s
The union had concerns over the costs of bringing the crucial repechage onto home soil.
# olympics - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
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# Coronavirus
Seiko Hashimoto told Japanese parliament that the government’s contract with the IOC could allow a delay to Tokyo 2020 due to the coronavirus.
# olympics - Sunday 1 March, 2020
# Adaptation
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# Adaptation
In the first part of our series, Irish Olympian Ciarán Ó Lionáird discusses life after high-level sport.
# Progress
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# Progress
It’s been a day to remember for Felix English and Mark Downey.
# olympics - Saturday 29 February, 2020
# Rubber Sole
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# Rubber Sole
The Alphaflys will make their debut at the US Olympic trials this weekend, exposing the weak leadership of World Athletics.
# olympics - Wednesday 26 February, 2020
# Road To Tokyo
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# Road To Tokyo
‘I came back from Kenya and ran 35 seconds faster than I’ve ever run for a 5k,’ said the Kilkenny man, whose season begins in Cairo today.
# olympics - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
# Under Threat
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# Under Threat
Games under threat as more than 2,600 deaths, 77,000 infections linked to fast-spreading virus.
# olympics - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
# Staying At Home
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# Staying At Home
The winger was left disappointed after the Gunners decided to keep him out of a pre-Olympic tournament.
# olympics - Sunday 26 January, 2020
# Tennis
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# Tennis
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic remains on course for a record-extending eighth Australian Open title.
# olympics - Sunday 19 January, 2020
# Looking Ahead
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# Looking Ahead
Chris and Sean McCarthy are two of Irish karate’s best prospects, and they aim to qualify for this year’s Olympics .
# olympics - Saturday 18 January, 2020
# Golden Years
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# Golden Years
Ronnie Delany’s gold at the Melbourne Olympics changed the way the world looked at Ireland.
# olympics - Sunday 12 January, 2020
# History Maker
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# History Maker
As the clock ticks down to Tokyo, The42 revisits the extraordinary adventures of Cork’s double Olympic champion Dr Pat O’Callaghan.
# olympics - Sunday 29 December, 2019
# One Step At A Time
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# One Step At A Time
Brendan Boyce talks to The42 about the rigours of his craft and his hopes for Tokyo 2020.
# The Accidental Dream
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# The Accidental Dream
Darragh Greene started swimming competitively after he broke his leg in fourth year, and now he’s set to represent Ireland at the 2020 Olympics .
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